Microcapsule-enabled self-healing concrete: A bibliometric analysis

Abstract

With the development of self-healing technology, the overall properties of the microcapsule-enabled self-healing concrete have taken a giant leap. In this research, a detailed assessment of current research on the microcapsule-enabled self-healing concrete is conducted, together with bibliometric analysis. In the bibliometric analysis, various indicators are considered. The current state of progress regarding self-healing concrete is assessed, and an analysis of the temporal distribution of documents, organizations and countries of literature is conducted. Later, a discussion of the citations is analyzed. The research summarizes the improvements of microcapsule-enabled self-healing cementitious composites and provides a concise background overview.

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Keywords

microcapsule / self-healing concrete / bibliographic analysis

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Acknowledgements

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52002040 and 52178187) and the Chongqing Geological Disaster Prevention Center (No. KJ2021050).

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